United States v. Soldana
Citations
- 246 U.S. 530
- 38 S. Ct. 357
- 62 L. Ed. 870
- 1918 U.S. LEXIS 1574
Syllabus
<p>In view of restrictions and conditions for the protection of. the Indians contained in the Acts of May 1,1888, c. 213,25 Stat. 113, and February 12, 1889, c. 134, 25 Stat. 660; the grant made by the latter to the Big Horn Southern' Railroad Company of a right of way through the Crow Reservation, whether amounting to a mere easement, a limited fee, or some other limited interest, was not intended to extinguish the title of the Indians in the land comprised within such right of way; which, therefore, remains “Indian country” within the meaning of the Indian Liquor Act of January 30, 1897, c. 109, 29 Stat.- 506.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- construing federal statutes to determine whether a railroad right-of-way remained within the Crow Indian Reservation
- construing federal statutes to determine whether a railroad right-of-way remained within the Crow Indian Reservation
- rejecting a claim that Crow reservation Indian title to the soil on which a railroad platform stood had been extinguished, regardless of whether or not the strip in question, which was owned by non-Indians, was a •mere easement or limited fee.
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Judges: Brandeis
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